The World Ends With You, Too
Kairi gave Sora the letter and he read aloud "Traverse Town is being protected by a new group of kids. I'd like you to visit them, for their world was lost too. Oh, and Sora, there's this Sakuraba kid. I want you to take special care of him."
Amaya's Note:
Yay! First chapter! The KH side of the story starts with the letter in the second game. And the TWEWY side starts after the prologue And So It Begins. Obviously, if you're reading this, you know what Kingdom Hearts and The World Ends With You is, but just in case, TWEWY is developed by the KH and Jupiter team. And Tetsuya Nomura is only the character designer (again).
HELP! I think my OC Ashley is Mary Sue-ish. I'm putting more flaws in her this time around. Hopefully…
//mistaken identities\\
"But do we have a ride?" Kairi asked. She was new to this world traveling business and surely wasn't anywhere near to being a pro at it either. Sora seemed dumbfounded as well. After sealing the door to Kingdom Hearts, King Mickey, Donald and Goofy stayed at his house for only a day, then left with Highwind after that. Riku was a bit stuck as well. He belonged to the Realm of Light now, and Dark Corridors were a thing of the past. The brunette read over the entirety of the letter from King Mickey again.
Dear Sora, Kairi and Riku,
On behalf of those at Disney Castle and all the worlds, I would like to thank you. You three must obviously know what you've done for the sake of all of us, so I will not reiterate it. But you must remember as the Keyblade Master of Light (Sora stood proudly at that part) the Princess of Heart (Kairi smiled brighter) and the Wielder of Darkness. As you three are our heroes, you three must also finish the job. Yes, you defeated Xehanort and vanquished Xemnas, however a threat remains. As long as darkness lingers in a single soul, the Heartless will remain. As there is Heartless, there are the Nobodies. A new group of Nobodies have formulated. Rest assured, we know positively they do not thirst for Kingdom Hearts, but we are yet to find out what they are after. They seem to not have taken after the Organization with the acronyms of names, but they simply go by codes. They are an enigma to us…a mystery yet to be solved. What we shall call them? Something yet to be deciphered…the Decoders…fitting enough, right?
I regret to be the one writing to you about this, but the worlds are still vulnerable to the Decoders' danger. One rather large world, Earth, to be precise, has reached its downfall. Now Sora, I can just imagine your face to be the one that gets annoyed as you read that I am giving you a mini-world-knowledge lesson. Earth is divided into seven continents, one being Asia. Asia is then divided into many countries. Japan is an island country, just like Destiny Islands. But Japan is divided into forty-seven administrative divisions, one of those being its capital of Tokyo. In the shopping district of Tokyo, called Shibuya, lived a boy named Neku Sakuraba.
Sora, I address this to you: Traverse Town is being protected by a new group of kids. I'd like you to visit them, because they come from Shibuya, which was lost in the havoc. Sora, find Sakuraba and take special care of him.
I don't know the reason as to why yet, but his ties to the Decoders run deep.
The trio still stood with screwed faces. Sora traced over the King's seal until he snapped his fingers. Kairi and Riku abruptly turned their heads and Sora was scratching the back of his head. "H-hey guys, forgot to read to you: 'Donald and Goofy will pick you up.'"
They could've sworn he melted on the spot. Kairi was certainly mad, but after knowing Sora for so long, she held it in. Soon enough, she snapped her fingers as well. "If Donald and Goofy are coming, we have to throw them a welcoming party! Oh…I need decorations…preparations…food! (I know that didn't rhyme, oh well)" Then she slumped on her way to her house. "It's only going to be just the five of us, huh?"
Riku nodded. "Stupid world order, isn't it?" Simultaneously, his two friends agreed. But Kairi decided to fulfill her plan anyways. Without the pathways, gummi travel was certainly tiring. Why welcome two of the greatest partners ever with just a hug?
//~*~\\
"Ahyuck, Sora, you've gotten bigger since last time we saw ya!" Goofy hugged Sora tightly, while Donald regretted driving the ship. They both equally missed the Keyblade master, after spending two years with him.
He barely managed to wrestle off his friend. "I missed you, too, Goofy, but it's only been a week!"
"One week too long!" Donald answered. Everyone took their seats in the vessel and the duck started the engine. Kairi was the only one to be taken back by the celestial view. She'd only been on a gummi ship twice, both in the first year. All the other times she traveled between the worlds, she was being kidnapped and used a Dark Corridor. But either way, she was used to be astounded like this. If you were a fifteen-year-old girl necessary for inter-galactic destruction, you get used to a lot of things. Like talking dog-men and a giant duck. She still was amazed, though, that every single little star out there wasn't a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior like she was taught, but was a world inhabited by people, very much like her little star.
They passed millions of stars, too many for her. Eventually, Kairi lost count around 4,345,993,888. They flew past worlds that seemed to be normal, and then they passed the opposite. Although no one was close enough to see, a few worlds were already overrun by Heartless. The group remained quiet. They could've done something. They were the solution to it all. Wait…oh, no they weren't! This Neku Sakuraba. Sora had learned that his name meant Sky, which was fitting, because, like the Light and the Sky, his legacy was endless. Kairi was the Water, calm as always and Riku the earth, sturdy and unflinching. What would he learn from Neku's name? "Hey, Kairi?"
"Hm? Yeah, Sora?" The eyes in the vessel turned to him, because he was the first to talk in a long while. He could've sworn some of those faces were red.
"World studies your thing, right?" She nodded. "Then what does Neku Sakuraba mean?"
"You want me to translate his name? Okay, but…that's a little weird." Kairi pulled out a notepad, one that was usually reserved for when Naminé wanted to draw, and rested the tip of the pencil on it. She was talking to her Nobody right now. He did that, too, sometimes. And that sometime was now.
You're really interested in Sakuraba, aren't you?
Don't tell me you're not.
Fine. I am, but mostly because you are.
Sora scowled at Roxas. It was his own fault Roxas couldn't feel his own emotions half the time.
Hey, don't sweat it. There's still that one part that's all me.
The regret and sorrow building up in Sora's stomach dissolved as Roxas tried to take the emotions for him. He saw Kairi furiously writing something on the notepad and mouthing some words. She still did that while she talked to Naminé. Then, she smiled and said thank you. Riku, Donald and Goofy didn't react. They knew very well what was going on. Then the Princess turned to Sora. "I-I don't really know what to make of it, but here's the meaning."
Ne-Ku Saku-Raba (Kanji) literal translate: sound, manipulation, cherry and garden
He also saw little incoherent doodles, most of them a purple blob with a dab of blue and yellow. Sora tossed the notepad to Riku, who was waiting patiently to see it. There was also a little bit of tension in the air, something he couldn't explain. "S-so, what do you think Traverse Town looks like now?"
"Gawrsh, I hope it's still the same." Goofy said. He had ludicrous smile as he navigated through the empty space. "Hey, I think that's it!" Goofy's chair screeched as it slid back quickly. He was standing and pointing to an all-too-familiar world. There was the accessory shop, and yup, the third district and…he could still see the Dalmatians' house! Donald had a hard time landing when Goofy was shaking his shoulder excitedly. Kairi clapped her hands together with Sora's laughing. But Riku…Riku was…somewhere. He was happy, you could see the faintest of smiles on his face, but his eyes were empty as he sat in his chair, gazing out into the dark void. Then suddenly, he jerked his head out of the trance and celebrated with everyone else. Sora knew something was up, but decided he'll ask later.
At arriving in the first district, they were welcomed by many faces, all of them new and different. A couple passed them and their expressions were a sullen red. Looking further, some were crying. But as they walked into the area, some of the people lit up. Some of them looked as if they were ready to get down on their knees and bow down to them! Donald looked cautiously to Goofy. "Uhh, are you sure this is the right place?"
"Uhyuck! See! It even says Traverse Town!" The group turned to the bright neon sign and yes it did say Traverse Town. "So what now?"
"Well, obviously, we know the place still looks the same." Riku said. He seemed to be going somewhere useful with that. "Why don't we split up and check out the news?" Kairi's face immediately lit up as she hooked arms with Sora. "Uh, not you two. Kairi wouldn't get anything done with you Sora."
Sora sighed in relief when Kairi puffed her cheeks at Riku. They argued for a while, as Sora explained to Donald and Goofy why he was happy Kairi wasn't tagging along. "She's great and all, but after spending like what, two years with mostly guys, it's a bit weird for me to start forging relationships with girls." He smiled, remembering how awkward it was for him to spend those little bits of time with Ariel and Mulan. But still, Mulan was able to fend for herself (unlike a large number of females he's met) and he was singing half the time with the princess of Atlantica.
And it was decided. After an unnecessary amount of boisterous yelling, Sora would take care of the First District, Donald and Goofy would the Second District buildings along with Riku and Kairi would search the Third District. "I still don't get why I have to do this. There's no one here!"
Then you must have the easiest job, Kairi.
She scowled at her Nobody. But in a way, Naminé was right. Kairi felt useless though; the Third District was just an empty square!
I suppose we're done then. Go report back.
"Hehe, smart thinking." She excused her brandished Keyblade, Flowering Garden, which had shown up on its own. It quickly returned though, reasons as to why remained unknown. There was a loud shriek coming from just around the corner. Kairi took her defensive pose and ran to the spot. But she started laughing when she saw who was yelling. Sora was standing, scratching his head, although he was surrounded by Heartless. He looked…odd. He was still wearing his obnoxiously large shoes, but they were a purplish tint. He still had his shorts, but they were a different color. Actually, his overall outfit was different! One more thing…
His collar!
It was large…too large…
A shadow jumped Sora's way but instead of pulling out Kingdom Key, he simply kicked it away. "What the heck? My psyches don't work!"
"Psyches?" Kairi laughed again. She jumped to Sora's side, clearing out a few of the Heartless along the way. "What are you talking about? Use the Keyblade, Sora!"
"I'm sorry, but…what are you talking about? I use pins, not this key you're telling me."
"Sora!" Kairi screeched, but she gasped and brought her hand to her mouth. This boy was around her age, but his wore headphones, and his hair was a bright orange. "You're not Sora!"
"Sure as heck I'm not. My name's Ne—"
"WATCH IT!" Kairi slashed at an oncoming Neoshadow. Introductions would have to wait; she'd never be able to find out this boy's name if they couldn't survive the Heartless. She flitted around the enemies, fading away from their attacks, dashing behind them and using their backs as a weakness. It was affective, but it looked like she was dancing more than fighting.
Wow, a fighting ballerina.
"Hey!" Kairi called. A pathway had been cleared of Heartless, but the dark creatures were quickly filling it back in. The boy shook his head and listened to her. "Let's go, go, go!"
//~*~\\
They arrived at the Accessory Shop in about five minutes. It went something like the boy would follow Kairi as she swirled around him, swatting off the Heartless. But actually entering the shop, they duo was only more surprised. There was Sora and Riku, sitting and talking to two girls. One was a brunette, like Sora, but it was straightened and it went just past her ears. She held a pig…wait no, a cat tightly to herself. The other girl, she was wearing the same thing as the other: a uniform that had a St. Ursula emblem. It was a maroon with a black plaid skirt. No…if there was such thing as coincidence…then this was surely one.
The second girl…
Sora stood up. "Wait…so Kairi has two Nobodies now?" His eyes twitched to the boy next to Kairi, the original. "WAIT! I have two Nobodies now?" The heads in the room spun around, comparing the new faces. "No, no, no, wait…there's Kairi, Naminé, who were you again?"
She stood up as well. Kairi took note to ask her how she got her hair to flip up like that later. "My name's Eri Sato and that's my friend Shiki Misaki. We were just walking to St. Ursula's when we woke up here!"
"Ohh, if only Joshua were here." The girl named Shiki said. Obviously, the boy they called Joshua was a lot of help to them before. Then, with the cat (wait, no, was that a pig, maybe?) in hands, she turned to the boy next to Kairi. "Neku, do you know what's going on?"
"Obviously, I don't." He said. Kairi, Sora and Riku exchanged glances. Was he…really? "I was just walking around when some Noise appeared. I tried using my pins but the psyches didn't work."
"Neku, am I wrong?" Riku said. This was the first time he'd said anything the entire time they met Shiki and Eri. The strict look in his eyes gave everyone a chill, even his two best friends.
"Y-yeah," Neku stuttered. "Neku Sakuraba."
"Neku…" He chuckled a bit here. "We need to talk."
chapter one
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//closed\\
Ehh?? I actually finished the first chapter? Wow…just wow. I'm sorry if the last section was really choppy or sloppy. There's a heat wave where I live and I was going to take a shower. But I wanted to finish this before I went in, 'cause if I didn't, I'd forget it all. And besides, there were mosquitoes near my desktop and I hate all bugs that are blood sucking and stringy (yes, that includes you Edward Cullen)
Lemme explain. Eri's last name, Sato, isn't confirmed. I don't think she actually has a last name mentioned in the game, right? Shiki and Eri bumped into Sora and Riku while Kairi was helping Neku. They were talking about the stuff that just happened when Kairi came in, and when she did, Sora kinda forgot all they talked about because he though Eri was Kairi's second Nobody…although that was impossible. I think. And yes, Riku is a quiet enigma in here.
And one more yes, I don't like Kairi. So I guess she's going to go evil here. And yes, that's a really big part in the story.
NO! One more yes. Joshua and my OC Composer, Ashley Secaria, will be in the stories later on. Just not right now. And that sucks for me because I just LOVE Joshii-kun.
So…review? Criticism is highly recommended!
.:amaya out:.